OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will field questions from party members today, a day after he gave a speech outlining what he sees as the path to victory come the next election. And he was blunt: it's a path that doesn't run through the e...

OTTAWA — Canadian psychiatrists' attitude toward medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years.When Canada first legalized assisted dying in 2016, a survey of its member...

OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is renewing his pitch to young voters, pledging that an NDP government would cancel up to $20,000 in tuition.Singh says that, if elected, he would also freeze federal student loan payments until the pandem...

When plans for COVID-19 vaccines began to emerge, Rabbi Adam Cutler delivered a sermon at Toronto's Adath Israel Congregation about a blessing people could recite when receiving their shot.He said the translation of the Hebrew blessing means "blessed...

Protesters staged logging skits using chain-less chainsaws in Centennial Square on Friday, then marched with placards to the legislature demanding that the provincial government stop ­cutting old-growth forests. About 250 people took part in the...

TORONTO — A ticket holder in British Columbia won Friday night's $13 million Lotto Max jackpot.The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Mar. 23 will be an estimated $10 million.

SAN DIEGO — A father allegedly carried his 2-year-old daughter into an elephant habitat at the famous San Diego Zoo to take a photo with the animals, police said Friday.An elephant seemed like it wanted to charge at them, and the father dropped his...

West Saanich Road has reopened after a motor vehicle incident. About 6:30 p.m. Friday, Saanich police were warning drivers that the 4700 and 4800 blocks of West Saanich Road were closed in both directions due to a motor vehicle incident, saying d...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 20, 2021.There are 927,069 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 927,069 confirmed cases (33,399 active, 871,053 resolved, 22,617 deaths).*The total case cou...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 20, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 156,246 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,721,269 doses given. Nationwide, 621,175 people or 1.6 ...

The Victoria Customs House construction site has shut down temporarily after a confirmed COVID-19 exposures. The Vancouver Island Construction Association confirmed the exposure at the downtown Victoria site. Infected individuals and their imme...

VICTORIA — British Columbia officials say the province will use "every last drop" of available vaccine in its parallel COVID-19 vaccination programs.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say the Oxford-AstraZenec...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a statement on Friday she is thankful for Chi...

REGINA — Concerns about a growing number of more infectious COVID-19 cases in the Regina area have prompted some school divisions to restart online learning.Regina Public Schools, the city's largest division, announced Friday that it will start tra...

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.That's according to several people, including one familiar with club operations, ...

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week.The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar of the Liberal climate change plan.In 2019 Ottawa...

RICHMOND, B.C. — Homicide investigators are investigating after two bodies were found inside a home in Richmond, B.C., that was on fire early Friday morning.Det. Lara Jansen with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that t...

NEW YORK — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings.Week of March 22ACV Auctions - Buffalo, N.Y., 16.6 million shares, priced $18-$20, mana...

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has granted a commission into money laundering an extension to produce its final report and make recommendations.The report was due in May, but the commission now has until Dec. 15 to produce its final re...

VANCOUVER — Police say cryptocurrency scams cost victims in the Vancouver-area about $2 million in just one week and investigators believe the frauds are becoming more common.Vancouver police Const. Tania Visintin says she knows of at least four ac...